#who's that person behind him tho?

[yanaleese]

karma… what is ur true intentions w/mc??

Anon is referring to this ask!

[Somewhere in the back of Karma's mind...]

Depressingly wholesome...?

Just the idea of you leaving him for someone else makes him upset. So please ensure you are single!!!

lol

person = ◈ A la chica que nunca amé ◈

#karma #karma ask #karma response #lc #qc #aleese advises #aleese comments #male yandere #yandere #yandere oc #yandere x reader #yandere x you #yandere blog #yancore #yandere mafia #yandere x male darling #yandere x darling #yandere boy #yande.re #yandere male #who's that person behind him tho?

[chayannesegg]

only watched clips of fit pov so I'm not fully informed yet but the evolution of fit deciding the "homophobia" is real is interesting.

like, initially he saw it for what it was: tubbo lashing out because he felt left out. he called tubbo out on this, he told ramon this, he laughed about it. tubbo was also cartoonish in his distaste, it was obvious he was hurting underneath.

but slowly he's become more and more genuinely annoyed by it even though tubbo has toned it down massively

tubbo basically just does his performative ick when faced with fitpac moments like one might if their parents kissed in front of them. he certainly still feels left out but it's also a bit (one pac loves to poke at bc he knows it's tubbo being stubborn and resistant to love)

but to fit, who wants tubbo to show him that he still cares about morning crew, it bothers him that tubbo can't just leave it be. it hurts every time tubbo rejects fit & pac's relationship, even jokingly. he doesn't understand why tubbo feels left out. he wants morning crew back to what they used to be.

tubbo for the longest time was the only person there with them when fit and pac were developing their relationship. no ramon. no richas. no mike. he teased fit but he also supported him. he was the buffer they needed to start acknowledging their feelings. he was their friend.

but now tubbo is standoffish. he shies away where he used to budge in. he doesn't know his place around fit and pac anymore and he's not brave enough to ask. he's scared of the answer.

and fit doesn't get why tubbo can't just believe they love them the same as before. why he's not acting like before. he feels rejected. he feels ignored. the comments about fit and pac have started to feel personal instead of just tubbo being insecure.

so when he sees tubbo reaching out to foolish, it hurts him. it seems like tubbo has just given up on the morning crew. and he wants to lash back. he wants to warn foolish about how tubbo can hurt him. he wants tubbo back. so he frames it around the going joke, that tubbo's homophobic, but it doesn't quite land (fit's not as good as tubbo at making jokes out of his own pain). it just ends up feeling too real and that's exactly the problem.

#qsmp #oops somehow this didn't post even tho i queued it to #qsmp fit #qsmp tubbo #the polyam morning crew allegations stay strong that man is jealous of tubbo makinh new friends #does he even see the irony of thinking tubbo's leaving him behind by making something new when tubbo was scared of fitpac for the same thin #does he even realize is tubbo feels like he has more friends to count on outside of fitpac he might be able to be more normal towards them #also an aside i need to say: i don't like fit putting a focus on tubbo being 'homophobic' #like it just gives a bit of a weird vibe when he's playing a gay person in minecraft and tubbo is actually queer #and i see people online acting like tubbo's been meaningfully homophobic to fitpac #but i do like the seeing two emotionally repressed losers who love each other hurt each other :) #so i do overall like the arc that just gives me the ick a little is all #was kinda glad to see tubbo uturn that first convo even if fit brought it up again later

[padfootastic]

Ahaha thank you for the nice comments in tags <3 i love Remus but he seems bit like a spineless people pleaser and after dating somebody who would rather lie about their feelings than have people be mildly upset with them..... I chose violence 🗡

no but ur so right because!!! i’ve been sleeping on this for a while but let’s talk about remus’ personality traits and how they have the potential to make him a bad/absent partner, at best, and an abusive one, at worst. everyone wants to turn him into this image of perfection just bc he’s such an ‘uwu victim’ figure in fanon but that’s SO far from the truth omg

(i am…just gonna put this remus character analysis under a cut bc it got unnecessarily long and i wouldn’t want u to read it if u didn’t want to lol)

so, for one, he’s manipulative. he has no combinations in twisting the truth or dodging it entirely for his own benefit. like, the man could stand in front of his dead best friend’s orphaned son & not even allude to the fact that he knew his dad. he had no problem bringing james & lily up in the most twisted ways possible to guilt/emotionally influence harry. so remus in a relationship would have the capacity to either knowingly or unknowingly manipulate his partner. the definition of gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss except more sinister.

next, his spinelessness. either as a defensive measure to deal w anti-werewolf hostility or as an innate personality trait, remus has the habit of just—not standing up for things. he looks away when his friends act like assholes, even when he’s in a position of authority (which yes, u can argue that he’s afraid of losing them but atp they’ve literally risked life & magic & azkaban for him so either way, he comes off badly—either he doesn’t mind himself, or he doesn’t fully trust their friendship, or it’s just easier to look away). in a relationship, this can manifest as bottling everything inside u until it makes u bitter or u violently unload on the other person in an entirely disproportionate manner. the dynamic would also be a bit skewed. the people pleasing u mentioned is also such a big thing that people usually overlook. when ur constantly trying to make the other person happy and don’t want to rock the boat, that is a cocktail for miscommunication and breakdown of relationships. ur also constantly putting the emotional burden of constructively dealing w issues on ur partner instead of doing it urself.

connected to his cowardice is his habit of running away when things get tough. remus is conflict avoidant; he does not like to put himself in a position where he has to take a decisive stance, especially if it’s against what others around him believe in. he runs away when things get tough, and tbh, for me, this comes from a constant spiral of self hatred & self victimisation, both of which stem from his experience as a werewolf. in every difficult situation, he centres himself & his discomfort and instead of dealing with it and moving forward for a constructive solution, he decides that stepping back from it altogether is better. which, yeah, works well for him bc he can temporarily put a pin in it but it’s kinda terrible for everyone’s who’s left behind. so i also think that remus is a profoundly selfish character who doesn’t look beyond the end of his own nose. u can imagine how those traits might manifest themselves in a relationship.

and his people pleasing!! so this might be verging on fanon but his gratitude and/or devotion to dumbledore sets an…interesting tone. it’s also another example of how he cannot conceive himself in any other term except as a victimised werewolf. the marauders did a lot for him, arguably even more than dumbledore’s token representation formula, but he never felt indebted to them the way he did for D. dumbledore also kind of makes him feel needed? validates his feelings? and that just speaks to a very twisted sense of self for me. which, again, won’t bode well for his other interpersonal relations.

also, on a very hc note, i also feel like remus just…does not have any significant capacity to love. he takes and takes and takes but doesn’t give much in return. this doesn’t even have to be an actively malicious decision, tbh, just a very self-centred one. he doesn’t realise how much he’s taking bc he’s only thinking about his own circumstances.

all of these are also just why i can’t see r/s working out in any healthy manner. remus is exactly antithetical to everything sirius is/believes in, and not even in the fun ‘opposites attract’ way. but that’s another rant no one asked for lmao

#anti remus lupin #just to be safe lol #(i would not want to read sumn like this for j or s) #i read this harry/tonks postwar fic once #that had part r/s allusions #and it was basically about how terrible remus was as a dad & husband bc he kept running out to deal w his demons #not realising or caring ab who he’s leaving behind #and constantly kept making false promises and centering only his own grief #and harry steps up to take care of teddy and tonks #the romance is cool and all but it’s the characterisation of remus that really struck me. bc it was so new. even tho it’s basically #an extension of canon ykwim? #and i think we should talk about that more instead of turning him into a paragon of virtue and morality and parenthood #dude tumblr just ate my ENTIRE answer for a who monite and i was so ??? fully ready to give up i s2g lol #i also have so many thoughts of remus victimising himself #and consequently spitting on everything his friends and family did for him #bc those are destructive thinking patterns and no one except the person themself can take the first step #regardless of how much support they get #and remus just. never wanted to get out of it lbr #i am so sorry for this rant—u didn’t ask for it but ur fic LIT something in me #and i just. couldn’t stop once i started 😭😭 #pen’s asks #pen’s notes

[teufelme]

You ever just want to talk about Bertl,

#i . ooc . #The tags got so long just warning U now! #OK I know his appearance wasn't the longest but like. I'll never stop talking about him because he doesn't get enough credit? rip. #I know it's not really relevant any more because post-timeskip everyone is a lot better but. Referring to everyone's skill as of pre. #Reiner said Bertolt was the strongest of all of the shifters but he held himself back. He came 3rd without giving his all. Or really trying #I hc he held himself back to try not to let too much of his strength show bc people forget he had military training b4 joining the 104th. #And ofc. Also to not bring too much attention to himself bc of who he really is??? #The way he mastered his Titan straight away and also has such a good handle on it. #Out of the 3 shifters he was the one that stayed true to the mission. Despite his reluctance he's got the strength and commitment. #People are so quick to say he relies on Reiner too much. And while he does at times. Reiner relies on him just as much if not more. Even if #Reiner doesn't realise it. Bertolt keeps him on track and has no one supporting him at all. #In COTT arc... U see him dodge Mikasa who is an Ackerman and seen as one of the strongest characters in the series... #And the same in RTS. Everyone gets too distracted by Mikasa to actually pay attention to how he dodges her 4 times?? Even tho she attacks #from behind? And the way he lands a hit on her. I just *screams*. I love how many times she tries to kill him. lol #How effective he is when he abandons his guilt and this is sort of irrelevant but. It's so special to me because as someone who is #a quiet person irl round people I don't know well. Who has it brought up a lot. I just adore when a character that remains in the #background just comes out and says enough is so hhhhh I know his reasons aren't good BUT RTS BERT... AH. #Also gotta talk about his marksmanship skills in a thread at some point?? Maybe Mp bert I J UST.. #Anyway I might do a cheeky revamp of graphics n icons and that. Dunno yet. Need to actually write that'd be good lol. #This account is a lovebot didn't U know.

[lesbiankordian]

WE JUST GOT THE VOLUME 23 COVER?!!!

NOT ONLY IS THERE OUR ANGEL KENJI BUT ALSO CHUUYA. I REPEAT WE GOT VAMPIRE CHUUYA ON THE COVER

#atsushi ily #aku's also there but I don't care for him as much #at first I didn't know who was the person behind atsushi lol #he's so <333 #AND CHUUYA GOD #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd 23 #bsd cover #also if anyone's interested I got this photo from the trailer! #hope this is the final cover 😭🙏🏻 #I can die happy now. Esp that Sigma's animated #bsd season 4 trailer #edit: hmmm some people say it could be Jules Verne and not Kenji and omg 👀 THAT'D BE SO COOL IF HE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE MANGA #tho I still think it's Kenji as he plays a big role in this volume #edit 2: I saw sb saying that it's kinda scary how Chuuya and Aku are grey... Yes it is scary I'm scared now #it's gonna be okay 😄👍🏻

[rovermcfly]

when pleck found out C-53 is only the cube and not the frame, when Pleck realised that after Dar ripped C-53's frame apart they can save him if they find a new frame for the cube, when Pleck didn't know how to properly carry or store the cube but just knew it was important to keep it safe, when Pleck told C-53 he's beautiful in every frame, when Pleck implicitly gained a unique perspective and love for C-53 after handling the cube, when Pleck understood without even knowing the full story that C-53 loves being a boat, when Pleck asked C-53 every time he got a new frame how he feels in it, when Pleck... when the cube... when.. he...

#I know I'm writing an essay about the whole cube and body ordeal #but that's not gonna stop me from making incoherent posts about it along the way #when evil!C-53's whole thing was resenting the crew for ''killing'' him by leaving his cube in the ripped apart body..... #and it reinforced that Pleck literally and figuratively saved C-53 just bc he wouldn't stop asking questions and learned abt the cube #when C-53 who has nothing but bad memories about leaving and being left behind *wasn't* left behind and it ultimately allowed him to heal #when Pleck cared so deeply about C-53 even tho he only knew his FA-controlled and programmed personality #wait I'm just continuing the post now hang on I got too many feelings in me again #pleck's unwavering and unconditional caring and love being the key to heal C-53's decades of very specific issues and fears...... #crying in the club tonight about the robot and the tellurian #mission to zyxx #pleck-53 #pleck/53 #I forgot what my own ship tag was

[vimbry]

me and the work girlies having socialist convos at the end of the day

#funny as hell like. we finished our workload about half an hour early #because they've hired so many of us temps. who are improving at the job each day #that there's just been less to spread around #yet bc work culture is dumb our manager suddenly told everyone to push the carts we'd already sorted #into a square in the middle of the floor? which we've never done before #and the permanent staff had no idea why either. they were also confused but resigned #I passed one and said ''hey so is this just because we have 20 minutes of the shift left'' #and she just laughed and shrugged and was like idk ask him lmaooo #definition of busywork #so we're all just standing around for 10 minutes until the manager starts calling people over to move... other stuff idk. #and I'm walking to join them when this small group of coworkers behind me goes HEY #you don't need to go. look he's got enough people and he's not looking stay heeere #so we just end up swapping stories about the managers giving us tips to process the conveyer faster #even tho we uhhh work SO hard already. :) #and one woman went ''I was thinking. ummm. I could go faster. but you gonna pay me more??? so I worked slower ❤️'' #nothing but respect for us grunts here tho vs the management. I've never known a single person in the 3 weeks I've been here #to not come and help someone who looks busy on the opposite conveyer when theirs is slow #turns out people are naturally nice and helpful when you don't take advantage and try and make them work harder #bosses will never learn this <3

[dvasva]

Edit: more thought out ideas in reblogs!

something i think i dont necessarily agree with in mdzs discussionnis the idea that 'jiang cheng sacrificed his golden core for wei wuxian' which, while technically true, kinda wasnt jiang chengs intention.

jiang cheng intended to die.

like, think about it. he had just lost his family and clan, he was basically incapable of taking care of himself due to grief and anger, and wwx had to find them food and keep them moving, and wwx had the legitimate fear that jc would go back to lotus pier. jiang cheng ran out, yes with the intention to save wwx, but also knowing he was trying to die. he didnt trade his golden core for wwx, he tried to trade his life and ended up losing the golden core which is more unbearable to him than death.

thats why hes so shocked and upset about wei wuxian giving him his golden core. because giving someone your life is one thing, but purposefully choosing to live without a golden core is unthinkable to him. imo, jc doesnt tell wwx about saving him for two reasons at two times. the first, directly post war, because jc sees his sacrifice as more than he intended to give and therefore too much to bring up especially since wwx seemingly gave jc a wish to get it back making them even, and then after the golden core reveal, he sees his intended sacrifice as too little, something not worth mentioning in the scale of exchange. he intended to give his life, unintentionally lost something more valuable, then instead was intentionally and knowingly given something he was unwilling to live without.

#mdzs #jiang cheng #wei wuxian #tho hes not my favorite i do really like thinking about jiang chengs character #this is all my opinion and speculation which is really all anyone can ever speak on #i fully dont believe he would habe run out if he thought the wens would keep him alive without his core #he seems the type who would take an honorable death over a dishonorable life #he would rather be martyrd than left behind to live on which is why theres a level of personal tragedy to him being the sole survivor

[papakhan]

I love playing with characters who have unshakeable resolve and endless confidence like Papa and jessup and Sun but i myself have awful confidence so it's something

#Obvs it's not always good like with Papa and the legion but he does at least take the L #They also have different brands of self assurance which I think is fun #Like Sun's got the self confidence of someone who was told that he was perfect every day of his life as a child #Which can come across as arrogance But he still gets scared about stuff and has a 'do it scared' attitude which I think makes him verybrave #Papa's confidence is a lot more performative. He needs to look confident and like he knows what he's doing so that his followers feel safe #And he often feels confident because he has people behind him. But it's mostly an act that he's convinced even himself of being true #Jessup has never doubted himself ever in his life. He has an unshakeable personal compass and you will never convince him that he's wrong #He comes across as less arrogant as Sun tho because hes more? Honest? When he doesn't know something? #Ig? #Not to say that Sun is dishonest but jessup is more frank #Jessup doesn't care about what other people think of him but Sun cares a lot #That's where their main differences come from #Lots of rambling #Txt #Oc tag: Sun #Jessup #Papa Khan

[4giorno]

i got the cutscene <3

#its actually crazy that there was even more content i missed that impacted the story this much #like this rlly illustrated how even tho my character and astari0n have both become better people astari0n is still so behind in that #(we know why ofc. hes still acting like a feral cat trying to self preservere with teeth and nail and all until the very end; the ritual) #my character had his most obvious 'shifting point' at the transition from act 2 to act 3 #like he fully realized that this is now truly bigger than himself. he has left marks on the lands and he has to go all the way #he has made true friends. one of his best friends is the kindest most compassionate person in the world #and very importantly he loves astari0n and THAT is the reason he now feels this actual compassion towards the other spawn #hes so personally invested in this issue now #and he can say that 'the world can be a wonderful place if you find your home in it astari0n' bc its something he has just recently had #a personal revelation abt #and astari0n deflects it and describes my character as someone who now 'spends their life sorting out other peoples problems' #and it rlly brings it to focus that he just cannot meet him where hes at anymore #just great conflict that feels actually meaningful and perfectly fits into the roleplay storyline ive made for my character #and omg the line 'im doing this for you too you know. to make sure were both safe. forever' from astari0n is just AAAAAAHDJJDJD. CRAZY #bc we know how toxic he becomes towards you if he completes the ritual!!!!!! #HHHHH this character!!!!! hes just MWAH. perfection #i cant wait until i get to doing the szarr palace again bc this added conflict will make the conclusion of this quest even more satisfying #anyway TOTAL tonal shift time. in start of the cutscene astari0n is standing next to the bed my character was sleeping in #so i can now have the hc that some nights they sleep in the same bed <3 #(WELL. you know. my character sleeps while he meditates)

[hella1975]

update on date guy so i was supposed to go to his place sunday for lotr + wine but i fully cancelled on him 😭 i have no excuse it was my first day to myself after exams and i just wanted to be lazy like my social battery was OBLITERATED i had to put me first okay. and he was kinda mardy about it which is SO funny to me but anyway we rescheduled and im now seeing him in two hours and im being so brave about it

#im not as nervous today as i was like im kinda excited for it i think there's potential #and worst case scenario is i watch lotr in silence with free wine and free food like okay i can live with that #but omg i can feel the urge to Freak Out and i feel like im batting it away with a twig #ill be like 'i wonder how tonight will go :) *feels something creeping up behind me*' #like NO we're being POSITIVE we're trying NEW THINGS #bc that is really the crux of the issue like meeting him in a coffee shop was fine for me #so ironically i was less stressed for our FIRST date than i am the second which is so dumb #but just being at his house and the fact im actually dipping my toe into these things #is rlly scary for me personally just bc my experiences in this field are either surface level #or just absolute horror shows #like ik all my mates are kinda just like 'it's a date get over it' but it's NOT there's LAYERS there's IMPLICATIONS #im in a fistfight with three of my younger selves who are all simultaneously yelling 'NO!' give me a fucking MINUTE #but yeah i will tell you how it goes lotr is LONG too so im nervous of that but at least watching a film we dont have to make constant conv #*conversation #even tho tbh our first date we stayed until close at that coffee shop which meant we were talking for like 2.5 hours #which is almost lotr runtime #FUCK #this is going to be good this is going to be so good i am openminded and confident i CANNOT CANCEL AGAIN #hella goes to uni

[fideidefenswhore]

I can’t remember where I heard this but I’ve heard some historians say that Anne wasn’t actually very politically savvy and the evidence they gave was the way she alienated people. Is this true? I mean, I know she definitely had political opinions but was she actually a good politician?

I mean, it's sort of a counterfactual, right? There's also a lot of misogyny at play here with that opinion, imho. I say this because, you know, if the judgement is that those that fall victim to political coups by reason of their downfall were never skilled politicians, then why is this primarily said of AB, but never Wolsey or Cromwell?

Also, I mean, context matters, right? Does it really matter, or speak to lack of political skill, that she 'alienated' Wolsey once Wolsey became, relatively, powerless? I suppose it does if you're of the Mantelite persuasion that Cromwell's support of AB as Queen was always superficial, some long-con of long-simmering resentment about her treatment of Wolsey. Anne also managed to win members of Wolsey's household to her side, including Richard Page, who was her ally for the rest of her tenure (her political, career...? ykwim). On the other hand, Cromwell, but there are less notable examples of this ilk, too, such as ...well, now I can't remember his name, but I cited him in another ask, I'll look for him later, but, there's another man from Wolsey's household that became Anne's ally, but later turned once she became Queen, and became a supporter of the Princess Mary (to be edited, linked here, later). So, that is to say, yes, she sometimes alienated people, even those that had previously allied themselves to her, I believe Francis Bryan is another example (I think there was some dispute with her brother between them, which couldn't have helped matters).

There's also like, this certain, how to say this...symmetry when it comes to the amount of influence someone in high title had versus the amount of people they alienated, if that makes sense? The Boleyns were hated for their rise, for many causes, among them that every favour which went to them wasn't granted towards someone else, because it was their allies and favorites that were being promoted, which fueled resentment of those that felt left in the cold. This was similar to the Woodvilles' rise and consolidation of power in the previous century. Power is not limitless power, either, so, it's not feasible to grant every favor that every potential ally asks for... yk, the example that's often cited in arguments for her lack of political savvy is the contentious relationship with one of the few Dukes in the realm, also her uncle. There is not actually an entire consensus on whether or not this relationship was that way, though? I believe Warnicke and Hoak have argued otherwise, that Chapuys sort of misunderstood their dynamic, that they were actually allies, as evidenced by her involvement in the marriage of his son to Frances de Vere, his daughter to Henry Fitzroy, that the report of the Duke being the one to report news of Henry VIII's accident to her in Jan 1536 actually denotes their confidence and even a close relationship.

Maybe there is an argument to be made that she could have been more conciliatory towards her opposition in court, and outside (her stepdaughter, and stepson, apparently Fox&Guy have recently argued), and, I mean...maybe? But also, to give favor to those opposed to reform would have alienated her allies that were reformers. There wasn't any feasible way for her to win over everyone, and there were always going to be those who were implacably opposed to her, and I believe she clocked them. I don't think it would have been 'politically savvy' to spend much of her political capital on appeasing them, if that makes sense. I think the amount which she expended (the offers to her stepdaugher, for example) was actually pretty sound.

There's also just, like, generally speaking, a misunderstanding of the sources which are cited for this argument. One example which comes to mind is the oft-cited 'petty' nature of the choice of Gertrude Courtenay as godmother to Princess Elizabeth. And like, it's not untrue that she was one of the godmothers, and it's probably not even untrue that this was a petty choice (although to claim this alone was enough to cause her enmity and later involvement in the ousting of the Boleyns from power would be...facile, at best), but she's usually the only one mentioned in pop history. Another godmother chosen was Agnes Howard (Tilney), the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, who also carried Queen Anne's train (it was also Howards doing this, the other was Mary Howard, and Anne's final offer to her stepdaughter included the promise that she would not have to carry her train in her invitation to court), was Anne's step-grandmother and seems to have been her supporter. Margaret Bryan has been cited as another example of Anne's faux pas, petty jaundice, and further alienation of her stepdaugher's supporters, in her choice of her as governess for Princess Elizabeth's household, since she had previously been Mary's. Oft elided is that Lady Bryan was also Anne's half-aunt, and thus Elizabeth's great-aunt, and that wanting her daughter in the care of experienced and trusted relatives seems fairly reasonable and understandable.

(Yeah, there's like, much that's characterized as 'petty' and 'alienating' that was at the least Henry's choice, as well, even if it there's great likelihood it was influenced by Anne? Princess Elizabeth's household was much larger in retinue and much higher in cost than her sister's had ever been, even when in Ludlow, as part of the politics of ostentation, her train took circuitous routes to better show the pomp and proclaim her title to the people... the former, at least, could only create a larger network of patronage and loyalty, though, and the latter seems a better alternative than any degree of subtlety, which would not telegraph the upcoming Act of Parliament affirming Elizabeth heiress, so...even if the impetus for all the above was the result of the push from her mother, I mean, I don't find any of the above to 'lack' political savvy)

There's also been a misread of Henry's remark at Anne's banquet prior to her first appearance as Queen, and the deliberate invitation of the Duchess of Norfolk (COA's ally, Thomas Howard the Duke of Norfolk's wife, and Anne's inveterate enemy) there, despite knowing her distaste for her royal niece, as both barbs that alienated her even further, and maybe even led to her husband's rancor towards his niece as well (alternately, she invited her because she knew they hated each other and wanted to piss them both off, or, she was invited because she wanted to lord over her new status, as she'd done on a previous occasion, some insult paid via her aunt being either farther behind in the train than she should have been according to rank or seated in a lower-ranking place than her niece, before Anne was Queen). However, the woman invited and in attendance, who Henry loudly (and probably drunkenly) proclaimed Anne's 'fine dowry' towards, was actually again (or, previously), Agnes Howard, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, so this demonstrates a continuity of favor, not pettiness towards an enemy.

Anyway, that's my take. I might one day post some master-list of Boleyn alliances from the period of 1528- , because my general impression is that her network of allegiances and support has been underestimated and overshadowed by the court gossip that Chapuys has reported, which doesn't even seem to be given its due parsing as far as this claim, either (for example, it seems likeliest that the identity of the man whom Anne berated for sending Henry's linen to COA so that she could make shirts from it was actually Henry Norris, "one of the principal gentlemen of the bedchamber", given that it was the Groom of the Stool who was responsible for the King's linen and shirts, so, like...Norris might have been upset and even angry about being publically berated in that manner, but was certainly not forever alienated by it, and remained a staunch Boleyn ally for the rest of his own career, regardless...so, I don't think Anne alienated most of her supporters/friends, I think at times her temper got the best of her, but she probably usually mended fences and apologized once she cooled off, such as in the case of Bridget Wingfield).

#anon #she's often compared unfavorably to her anodyne successor and the praise she received #but yk....see symmetry paragraph #her successor didn't alienate people because she wasn't the push behind any policy #she wasn't the subject of resentment or rancor to the same degree because it was known that her influence was fairly minimal #what's another example...the percys; maybe? #but like again why is she going to expend social capital on her ex and his wife who tried to accuse her of precontract the year before she #was crowned........ #he's one of the premiere noblemen of the realm and it seems she either alienated him or his memory of her alienated him towards her #like. he's apparently very offended that she's spoken harshly to the duke of norfolk. which is odd bcus there's not much to suggest #friendship btwn them...so why does he care #he claims according to chapuys that she is going to poison her stepdaughter...... #it's hard to gauge why or how she alienated percy personally; tho? #he was in extreme debt to the point that he had to resolve it by making the king his heir #he also (altho this is less mentioned bcus it's seen as less juicy...no ex romance) is apparently very critical of the king and his policie #again according to chapuys; so venting this on anne? venting this by reason of his policy being influenced by her? #but then he is the percy that is the only one that supports the king in the pilgrimage of grace later #so like...what were the policies he was in opposition to? what was his reason to say henry's policies were so unpopular that the people wou #*would likely support an invasion? i do not know. #claiming henry also had a hand in alienating his nobility is not popular. #(the chain is actually percy's physician quoting him to chapuys so they're not the most reliable accounts... #being second-hand hearsay. as it were #there's also like. the matter of time? starkey marks anne's 'reign' as basically 1528- onwards #and the longer you're in a position of power the more people you will piss off just by like. law of averages #there's like a castles crumbling argument narrative that can be constructed #i suppose; that the pressure and the battles borne in every step she rose just made her more and more implacable and thus she alienated #more and more people....... #just by the frustration of waiting ; maybe

[wow-thisismylifeiguess]

Imagine Diluc becoming a Harbinger after meeting the Tsaritsa. She understands his rage over Crepus’ death, but teaches him that it is not his fault. She offers him comfort and support, and becomes someone who would never lie to him. She’s not his Archon, but she /can/ be if he lets her

Diluc becomes her 11th Harbinger (yes, before Childe). He is the Tsaritsa’s most violent Harbinger. Someone who carries rage and violence in his veins. Someone who will not hesitate to destroy those in his way, in the /Tsaritsa’s/ way.

And then imagine him meeting Kaeya again, after…./years/. The Tsaritsa kept Diluc close to Snezhnaya, to let him adjust for as long as he needed. He was essentially her personal guard, a title he’d laugh at as no Archon needs someone like him to protect them. Especially not her.

But yes. Diluc is finally given a mission that requires him to be in Liyue. He’s to accompany Childe there and keep him in check. Kaeya happens to be there on a diplomatic visit and when he spots familiar red hair, he tries to convince himself that there’s no way it’s /Diluc/. No, because the man he sees is dressed in clothes adorned w the Fatui symbol. It can’t be Diluc. It /can’t/.

Except it is.

Diluc sees Kaeya from a distance and instead of hiding or running away, he smiles and waves. Encourages Kaeya to approach.

“It’s been a while.”

“Diluc….you. Where have you been? Why are you-”

“Snezhnaya. I… Well. Let’s say I went soul searching, for simplicity’s sake. And I guess I found my calling.”

“You’ve joined the Fatui. After you said-”

“Hmm. I’ve done more than that. I’ve been blessed by my Archon, the Tsaritsa herself. I’m one of her beloved Harbingers. Aren’t you proud of me, Kaeya? I’m sure Father would be, though he’d have to forgive me for leaving the Knights so abruptly.”

Diluc smiles, like it’s the simplest thing in the world, while Kaeya looks horrified.

“They did something to you. Diluc…this isn’t like you.”

“Really? And how would you know. Not everyone fakes their personality for years, Kaeya. Unlike you, I’m not a /liar/.”

And Diluc still smiles, but this time there’s a sharpness to it. A hint of violence in his tone that makes Kaeya’s insides freeze despite his Vision.

“Now, if you don’t mind, I have business to attend to. Maybe we can catch up properly another time.”

Kaeya feels Diluc pat his shoulder as he passes by, and when he turns to look, his eyes catch sight of the Delusion at his waist, a Cryo symbol embellishing the center. It makes sense why Diluc’s hand, once so warm, felt like ice against his skin.

#i like to think of reasons why diluc would join the Fatui and I feel like the Tsaritsa would be incredibly compelling to someone who is lost #and angry. exactly what Diluc was like during his rampage through snezhnaya #plus I feel like she would be impressed w his fighting prowess #as for diluc having a cryo delusion instead of using crepus’s is because 1) it’s the opposite of his left behind pyro vision and 2) he feels #it brings him closer to the Tsaritsa #anyway. harbinger diluc is sort of similar to childe in the sense that violence comes easily to him. what’s different tho is that Diluc #doesn’t crave it the way childe does. it makes him a good babysitter for Childe tho since he has the personality to talk childe out of #trouble but also the strength to back him up if a fight does break out #diluc is essentially…good manners that hides rage and violence #his anger is 99% w the knights tho which is why Kaeya should stay away if he knows what’s good for him… #but he does try and redirect his rage towards the Tsaritsa’s enemies #when my tags are nearly as long as tbe actual post… #genshin impact #my post

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Finding evidence on Sparky's bullshit really has me being reminded that somehow Sparky outdid his creepiness factor around me when assuming someone's alt account speaking with him one time, was me, and...actually telling the user he assumed to be me, to come to the states to give him a kiss.

#tho in same convo he also assumed it was a minor #and literally assumed the account wanted to have sex with him #like only know this cause know the person who was behind it on discord #and got the screenshots of the convo

[trans-cuchulainn]

my coworker is convinced i'm cooler than i am i think bc if i reference something she hasn't heard of she's like "oh i must be too old" and i'm like. no don't worry this is actively niche. i do not expect anyone to have heard of this band / book / thing unless they are also into the exact same stuff as me. it has absolutely nothing to do with your age because most other mid-late 20s people would have had the exact same reaction

she and my boss actually have pretty similar taste in music and i'm just there with my ridiculously eclectic playlists like "youse have probably heard of at least five of these but the rest i can't help you with i'm sorry"

and the thing is that this then loops around to people thinking i'm INTENTIONALLY obscure either bc they think i'm pretentious and trying too hard or because they think i'm Actually Cool. neither of these things is true. what happened is that i met a few random musicians at events / saw them busking / knew a guy who knew a guy in a band, etc, and then from THOSE small local bands i followed a 10-year chain of spotify recommendations (or tuneglue back in the day when spotify didn't recommend stuff as actively so you had to seek it out), and now my playlists are 50%* made up of bands who released one album c. 2012 and never anything else

and because i used to be a musician and was friends with musicians and they were friends with other musicians, i knew a lot of guys who knew a guy, you know? so that gets you into the listening pool of bands who have like 50 listeners and rehearse in their mum's garage and that takes you down even obscurer tracks whether you wanted to or not

(*the other 50% is pretty much just my chemical romance at this point but that's fine. they're my go-to for "oh but you'll have heard of this one")

#a couple of people i used to listen to who were indie then are bigger names now #like frank turner altho my sister has the real claim there #she saw him play support at a tiny gig back in like. 2006 #i didn't get into his music until 2011 so i'm a latecomer lmao #I'm going to a gig soon and the band is local but my coworker had not heard of them #so that was the trigger for this post #i was like it's fine i only know them because i met them busking and bought their EP c. 2017 #personal #one of the guys i know directly just played a big venue with his metal band tho! #if he ever gets famous i will enjoy telling people about the time i broke his heart #and also kicked his brother in the balls that one time #his brother is also in the band. multiple anecdotes with this band #i kicked him by ACCIDENT i should add #do not stand behind a dancer who is doing an arabesque!!!!

[vimbry]

I'm a bit behind bc our power tripped twice bc of a faulty iron and I kept forgetting to save and losing my progress, but now I get why almost everyone I know has been really into DE

#it's quite the whiplash to be sitting there clenched at blatant dehumanising racism #and an increasingly upset woman helping you remember who you are as a person #and then for the game to go ''ask him if he lost his weiner too'' #which is exactly the kind of tone balance I like #there's so many options I haven't explored tho because the idea of what's behind them makes me cringe lmao #already lost track of how many times I've thought harrryy nooo..... nooooo